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Big Croat Filip Hrovic remains the frontrunner to faces Moses Itauma in August

Daniel Dubois would have preferred to move on from Fabio Wardley and will not wait too long for a rematch to be arranged

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman made clear Monday that his organization’s cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian loses his belt once he formally commits to fight unbeaten Zuffa Boxing champion Jai Opetaia.

Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing are likely to run back their 5x5 show later this year